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How Bird Flu Could Impact YOU: Virologist Explains the Risks, How to Protect Yourself, & Why Egg Prices are So High

2025/3/7
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Dr. Seema Lakdawala: 我是一名分子病毒学家，专门研究流感病毒。目前，H5N1禽流感病毒正在全球范围内传播，不仅影响鸟类，还感染了牛、猫等哺乳动物，以及人类。病毒主要通过粪便-口服途径传播，鸟类通过共享水源传播病毒。在奶牛中，病毒可能通过污染的挤奶设备传播，导致奶产量下降和乳腺炎。巴氏杀菌可以灭活病毒，但我们需要更多研究来确保这一点。目前，美国已报告70多例人类感染病例，大多数病例症状轻微，但仍有死亡病例发生。我们尚未发现人传人病例，但近距离接触可能会导致病毒传播。疫苗的作用是预防严重疾病，而不是阻止感染。我们应采取多层次的预防措施，包括疫苗接种、个人防护措施和环境控制。 对于后院养鸡的人来说，处理鸡时应佩戴手套和口罩，避免直接接触。如果发现死鸟，切勿徒手捡拾。 目前，H5疫苗尚未向公众提供，但我认为应向兽医和家禽工人提供疫苗，以降低他们的感染风险。 我们还需要进一步研究病毒在牛群中的传播方式，并采取措施控制病毒的传播。 Mayim Bialik: 作为一名演员和科学爱好者，我对禽流感病毒的传播和影响感到担忧。鸡蛋价格飙升，这与禽流感导致大量家禽死亡有关。我与病毒学家 Dr. Seema Lakdawala 讨论了禽流感的传播途径、人类感染的风险以及预防措施。我们还讨论了疫苗的作用和局限性，以及政府和个人在应对疫情中的责任。 我了解到，禽流感病毒不仅影响鸟类，还传播到牛、猫等其他哺乳动物，以及人类。在奶牛中，病毒可能通过污染的挤奶设备传播，导致奶产量下降和乳腺炎。 为了应对高昂的鸡蛋价格，我分享了一些鸡蛋替代品，例如苹果酱、能量粉和亚麻籽粉，这些替代品可以用于烘焙和制作煎饼等食品。 Jonathan Cohen: 我与 Mayim Bialik 一起主持了这个节目，我们讨论了禽流感对人类的影响及预防措施。我们采访了病毒学家 Dr. Seema Lakdawala，她详细解释了禽流感的传播途径、人类感染的风险以及预防措施。 我们还讨论了疫苗的作用和局限性，以及政府和个人在应对疫情中的责任。此外，我们还探讨了禽流感对鸡蛋价格的影响，以及如何通过使用鸡蛋替代品来节省开支。

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The episode begins by discussing the alarming spread of bird flu, its impact on various animals, and the soaring egg prices. The hosts introduce Dr. Seema Lakdawala, a virologist, to provide insights into the situation and address public concerns.
  • Bird flu is spreading beyond birds to cows, cats, and humans.
  • Egg prices are soaring due to the high number of chickens dying from bird flu.
  • The CDC website shows the transmission of bird flu between animals and humans.

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When it comes to the bird flu, you are probably panicking about the wrong things! Understand the bird flu’s impact on wild birds, chickens, cows, cats, your grocery bill and whether or not your health is at risk.

 

Dr. Seema Lakdawala, a molecular virologist from Emory University, is here to calm your fears with the latest bird flu news and help you better understand how the virus will impact you. She breaks down everything you need to know — what the H5N1 virus is and how it spreads, if the bird flu will become a pandemic, the difference between avian influenza and the seasonal flu, the bird flu symptoms in humans, how bird flu is affecting chickens, ducks and cows, how infections in wild birds are causing the spread of the virus and how you can best protect yourself from infection. Understand the impact vaccines will have against the virus and why we need to offer the vaccine to our poultry farmers and veterinarians, how your cat could be at risk for the bird flu virus and why infected chickens are causing high egg prices and egg shortages.

 

And be sure to stay tuned until the end of the video! Mayim shows you a few egg substitutes for baking to save you money and precious eggs while we combat this virus and sky-high egg prices!

 

Current CDC Bird Flu Stats: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html)

 

Learn more about Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Microbiology and Immunology: https://med.emory.edu/departments/microbiology-immunology/index.html)